When your coach suggests you “get into the zone”, he or she is not encouraging you to zone out but to focus on the intensity level of your training. Zoning…

When science meets strength training, the possibilities of how we can train evolve. Blood flow restriction, or BFR, is a unique way to train and is exactly what it sounds…

There is no need to hibernate. With the warm winter sunshine glancing off the bright, white, snowy landscape, cold weather running can be exhilarating. With the right mindset, gear and…

Stress is an inescapable companion of modern life. Demands and responsibilities can quickly pile up, especially during the holiday season. Cortisol, the “stress hormone”, becomes harmful if left unchecked. In…

Power is the combination of strength and speed. It is force times velocity. Power is what enables explosive movements such as jumping. Power is that sharp punch that drives the…

As our landscape prepares to unveil its rich autumn colours, trail running is the perfect activity for observing the breathtaking change of seasons. Trail running can be as simple as…

In August, we enjoy the last month of our short, magnificent summer in the Laurentians. Have you savoured summer to the fullest? What’s in your bucket? To maximize the rest…

Cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Michel Pellerin, MD, FRCSC, and his wife Lise Plante have always enjoyed sports. But it was a challenge from a fellow heart surgeon in 2010 to…

Science has shown us that strength is the foundational key to improving our lifespan and increasing how healthy we are during our life. The reality of aging We lose approximately…

“Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality,” urged the Dalai Lama XIV. Andy Galpin, Ph.D., has been a professor of kinesiology at California State University since 2011,…